Pilot perishes in Morgan County crash

Huntsville resident and former military pilot Darren Tidwell, age 50, perished in a plane crash Nov. 15. The incident occurred just five miles north of the Morgan County airport shortly after take-off. According to the Morgan County Sheriff’s office, Tidwell was flying to Logan for a project he was working on when his aircraft went down. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. Photos by Christian Peay